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Mexico City vs. Foshan Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 48.7% more expensive than Foshan.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 27.0% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 9.4% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 44.7% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.8% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 28.6% more in Mexico City

The cost of housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Mexico City are more expensive than in Foshan. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Foshan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Foshan, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Foshan	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.48 CN¥25.47	$9.93 MX$204.83	+185.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.87 CN¥35.65	$7.45 MX$153.62	+52.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 CN¥3.57	$1.08 MX$22.27	+121.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.29	$0.77 MX$15.94	+146.8%
Average			+126.7%

Foshan vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.0% more for groceries

	Foshan	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 CN¥14.35	$2.45 MX$50.59	+25.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.40 CN¥46.86	$4.87 MX$100.40	-24.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.62 CN¥55.75	$5.51 MX$113.62	-27.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 CN¥13.69	$2.18 MX$45.03	+16.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 CN¥13.71	$3.57 MX$73.66	+90.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.56	$1.22 MX$25.20	+36.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.39	$0.67 MX$13.81	+11.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 CN¥6.08	$0.80 MX$16.48	-3.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CN¥4.79	$0.83 MX$17.07	+26.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 CN¥3.35	$0.85 MX$17.56	+86.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 CN¥3.79	$0.83 MX$17.07	+59.9%
Average			+27.0%

Foshan vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.4% more for transportation

	Foshan	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 CN¥32.75	$4.64 MX$95.67	+3.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.13 CN¥81.49	$17.87 MX$368.69	+60.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,132.83 CN¥140,063.80	$18,615.02 MX$384,053.88	-2.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.56 CN¥33.41	$3.47 MX$71.69	-23.9%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Foshan	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.67 CN¥100.10	$24.38 MX$502.98	+78.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$218.00 CN¥1,595.88	$893.52 MX$18,434.59	+309.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$120.59 CN¥882.83	$544.24 MX$11,228.34	+351.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.30 CN¥368.20	$30.31 MX$625.36	-39.7%
Average			+174.9%

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pay 44.7% less for childcare

	Foshan	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.66 CN¥3,723.72	$381.33 MX$7,867.29	-25.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,655.14 CN¥173,169.79	$8,426.99 MX$173,860.58	-64.4%
Average			-44.7%

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pay 18.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Foshan	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.15	$2.73 MX$56.33	+145.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 CN¥23.16	$3.01 MX$62.02	-5.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.83 CN¥28.01	$3.92 MX$80.91	+2.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.25 CN¥492.35	$53.69 MX$1,107.64	-20.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.96 CN¥50.93	$4.96 MX$102.41	-28.7%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 28.6% more for clothing

	Foshan	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.41 CN¥317.82	$56.36 MX$1,162.69	+29.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.97 CN¥212.10	$41.06 MX$847.11	+41.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.77 CN¥496.15	$91.99 MX$1,897.94	+35.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.76 CN¥627.83	$91.93 MX$1,896.63	+7.2%
Average			+28.6%

Foshan vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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